Juventus, new referee designator immediately infuriates Bianconeri fans
The weekend of Serie A refereeing episodes was analyzed at Open Var on Dazn, with guest referee designator Dino Tommasi, who drew a positive balance of the work of the referees: “Challenging matches, but we untangled ourselves with quality both in attitude and technical approach.”
Starting with Juventus-Fiorentina and the goal nullified to Weston McKennie for foul on Robin Gosens: “Sustainable decision, made on the field by Massa. It is also seen by assistant Alassio and rightly endorsed by the Var room quickly as well. McKennie, with his elbow thrust on Gosens’ back, prevents the opponent from coming off and playing the ball. It is not an aerial contest with light support, it really takes away his time and the possibility of the play.”
Still at the Stadium, focus also on the goal canceled at Dusan Vlahovic for offside: “The position of the attacker is offside. The assessment was only between play or deflection by the Fiorentina defender on the pass that then led to Vlahovic’s goal. Massa was called back to the monitor and found that it was a deflection, thus nullifying the goal.”
In contrast, the decision to validate the first goal of Walid Cheddira in Sassuolo-Lecce: “Doveri (at Var, the referee was instead La Penna, ed.) starts from the possible touch of Ramadani’s hand in midfield, so there is not the slightest contact between hand and ball. In the contact between Garcia and Coulibaly, there is no foul or step on foot and, since there is a back pass, there is no offside position of Cheddira. Rightly, the goal is validated.”
In Udinese-Cremonese, finally, Manganiello is called back to Var to revoke the red card to Hassane Kamara: “Manganiello thinks Kamara intervenes on Vardy with a kick and exposed cleats, he actually tries to play the ball and is anticipated by Vardy,” Tommasi explains. “At Var, Marini and Cosso turn the cameras at their best and call the referee back to the monitor, turning the red card to yellow.”
